North Dakota Taxation and Classification of Property Initiative (1942)

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The North Dakota Taxation and Classification of Property Initiative was on the June 30, 1942 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated. The measure would have created the following three classes of property for taxation purposes:

• All real and personal property assessed under the law by the State Board of Equalization to be taxed at 100 percent of its assessed value
• All other real and personal property not specified by the first category to be taxed at 75 percent of its assessed value
• All household goods, equipment, apparel and agricultural equipment to be taxed at 25 percent of its assessed value

Election results

North Dakota Taxation & Classification of Property Initiative (1942)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		77,249	56.98%
Yes		58,314	43.02%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota Primary Election, 1942

Text of measure

The full text of the initiative can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1942 ballot measures
• 1942 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results
• Mouse River Farmers Press, "Legal Notices," June 25, 1942
• I&R Institute ballot measure database for North Dakota

Footnotes

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